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Needed by 811 occupations in O*NET. O*NET rates it for 910 occupations and it counts as needed where rated 3 (important) or more of 5.
Occupations that list it
Essential first, then O*NET-rated by importance, then optional. 910 in all, page 15 of 16.
- Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
- Plasterers and Stucco Masons
- Potters, Manufacturing
- Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
- Roofers
- Semiconductor Processing Technicians
- Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Signal and Track Switch Repairers
- Solar Photovoltaic Installers
- Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing
- Structural Iron and Steel Workers
- Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
- Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
- Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Tool and Die Makers
- Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
- Agricultural Equipment Operators
- Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Floor Sanders and Finishers
- Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Logging Equipment Operators
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
- Models
- Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
- Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
- Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
- Pile Driver Operators
- Pourers and Casters, Metal
- Recycling and Reclamation Workers
- Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
- Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
- Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
- Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders
- Slaughterers and Meat Packers
- Stockers and Order Fillers
- Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters
- Tire Repairers and Changers
- Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
- Fallers
- Fast Food and Counter Workers
- Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
- Foundry Mold and Coremakers
- Helpers--Production Workers
- Helpers--Roofers
- Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
- Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
- Packers and Packagers, Hand
- Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
- Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
- Rock Splitters, Quarry
- Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to an occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role. O*NET importance says how much a skill matters in an occupation, from 1 to 5; it is not a proficiency level.
Often appears with
Skills most often needed alongside it, with how many occupations need both.
Importance by Job Zone
Mean O*NET importance across the occupations rated at each Job Zone.
Where it shows up
O*NET occupations that rate it important (3 or more), by occupation group.
This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. ESCO occupations and skills are from the European Commission's ESCO classification, and the occupation crosswalk is the official ESCO–O*NET mapping by the ESCO Secretariat with USDOL/ETA. This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission. BlissPoint Analytics has modified all or some of this information: skill, task and descriptor ratings are rounded to one decimal, and ESCO occupations show Job Zone and interests copied from a crosswalked O*NET occupation. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.